Rebecca Adlington wins Olympic Gold medal for 400m freestyle

[CallingAllCappers]

... And she's won it by a nose

[mrboyface]

proboscis monkey face

[redzer06]

so if she looks at her own spoonface through a spoon is the reflection a normal face.

[Superdriverxx1]

Speedo LZR , the biggest cheat technological doping ever weared by a swimmer =

the only one reason why this just good swim woman was gifted of a fake gold in the 400m free style , we all know who's the true world & olympic champion of both 200 / 400 m women's free style ....

[wexfordboyful]

be d jasus sure michelle smith would wipe the floor with her !

[wexfordboyful]

let's FACE it , in a tight finish she has a HUGE advantage !

[wexfordboyful]

i think she could be the 1 ST WOMAN to do the double , OLYMPIC GOLD and 1ST at CRUFTS !

[breastflyim]

She is a hero in her parents eyes and sisters. That's all that matters!!!! She has put years of hard training into so many mornings and evenings of her life..... Let her and her parents be very proud that she won!!! Well done rebecca.

[mikhail14]

WTF IS THAT ON HER FACE

[anxresi]

I have one thing to say about Ms Adlington and her fantastic achievement..

HONK HONK!!

This is all. Thank you and goodnight.

[Trulyloyale]

I look back at last World Championship and I see Pellegrini overwhelming anybody else from above her pure class

and Addlington not even 2nd spanked of

1,74 secs, which is what usually happened on world pools and not on paper before NASA joined Speedo on designing synto swimsuits .

I'm a rational guy and I'm just telling true facts beyond any 1way blind sciovinism ....

[Trulyloyale]

addlington is what she used to be before Speedo provided the LZR for her at Bejing 08 ( the one time she could beat the superior rival ) , a good swimmer .

Pellegrini is better by miles : just check respective results in last 6 years ( Pellegrini won a silver medal at Athens 04 when she was 15 ), before and after synto suits, to realize that .

And though Pellegrini gifted the 400 fs victory at Bejing08, anyway she got the 200 fs gold, her favourite distance .

[missjacko1]

I totaly agree Pellegrini may be faster on paper but the Olympics is where it matters and she was well beaten by the better swimmer. Its all well and good saying this swimmer is better then this but all that training is for this one moment and Adlington bested them all.

[jackacw]

Rebecca is a class swimmer-e.g.

In the LZR pbs.

Pellegrini-1.54.81-4.02.19-dun­no

Adlington-1.56.62-4.00.79-8.14­.10

Rebecca is better hands down.

[AlannTH]

Pellegrini got her ass kicked, the time it mattered most she was spanked. Dont matter how good you are when it comes to that time to perform on the biggest stage, Pellegrini showed her class and blew it. The mark of a true champ is perfoming on the biggest stage in the world, if you cant do that you aint champ and Pellegrini in no champ. Chump maybe but no champ. Takes gaul to win like that well done Rebecca

[Trulyloyale]

Addlington was jus good, but honestly Pellegrini is from another planet compared : the Italian young girl is an outclass champ, just another level .

Everybody rational knows perfectly that Addlington was gifted of the 400m victory at Bejing 08 . No need to add more

[Trulyloyale]

By true facts and not by one way nationalistic clichès , I think that countries like USA or England may not lecture most of world countries as for fair play in sports and fair attitude, even more countries like Italy whose olympic medals have always been clean & spotless, not dirty & cheated .

As for mafia, we take no lesson by those countries whose financial centers, Wall Street & City , are ruled by mafia since so many years, not saying whose US presidents are elected by mafia ...! ;-)

[Trulyloyale]

At least Serie A , differently from premiership, made a bit of clean up inside itself and din't covered up any investigation by the inquiring prosecutors, and it's not ruled by eastern & russian mafias laundering their money put into the premiership clubs' accounts .

All that not mentioning the NBA bribed referees scandal of 2 years ago, the enormous doping scandal inside the whole US olympic teams and doping analyses laboratories , the McLaren cheaters & robbers scandal .....

[Trulyloyale]

english players betting their own league games while any investigation started have always been covered up by the english authorities ) it's really funny that those countries pretend to be arrogant & bothering teachers of morality & fair play when other countries make their mistakes and turn themselves in deaf & dumb ....!! XDD

Typical double way anglosaxon hypocricy & childish mental attitude, I would call it ...

[Trulyloyale]

( who first in history created the sports games fixing yet in 1918 with their Baseball League fixed games scandal and who robbed hundreds of olympic medals by any sort of cheats and by dopping the most shamefull comedian & cheater in sport history Epons Armstrong and by doping even Carl Lewsi ) or like England ( who are not as big cheaters as the US dirty cow boys but have a football league scandal which continues since many decades with premiership fixed games and

[Trulyloyale]

this is x bodhid and anyone else who may concern  : you seem to have quite a big confusion in your head , 'cos my irony was clearly meant towards certain countries who use " lecturing " other countries for some reasons ( contingent envy for other countries' victories, childish

behaving , one way blind nationalism ....) .

Among certain countries having such a

stupid & ridiculous attitude , the spoken english countries have big part and it's really funny that countries like USA

[bodhid]

The irony of Italians lecturing the rest of the world on fair play, this being the land of the backhand, Mafia, Serie A scandals...LOL.

Adlington and Pelligrini both very talented, look forward to seeing more races between them.

[Trulyloyale]

Federica Pellegrini you gifted that 400m gold, you litterally gifted it 'cos you were by far the strongest and most talented ( which is what you're proving these days in World Championships 09 ) , but it doesn't matter 'cos I respect you the same.

Anyway the anglosaxon hypocrite liars are famous to cheat in sports, and the biggest ,dirtiest and most shamefull cheaters are the USA cow boys .

[WockneysRedBarrel]

I remember you - seen your racist posts elsewhere years ago.

You need to take a look at yourself, you really do.

[musicsport2]

(errata corrige: "...Olympic gold medal", excuse me !)

- I repeat: FAIR PLAY FIRST !

Alex

[musicsport2]

Nice person, fantastic swimmer ! Why ? Because, yes, I'm Italian (but my roots are English too)... but fair play is fair play ! More important than money, success and so on ! So, we must acknowledge that those last 50 m. of 400 freestyle in China by Miss Adlington remind us another marvelous "British-style terrific finish", the one by the extraordinary Scottish-Australian Iain Murray Rose, 400 freestyle too, Oliympic Gold medal in Rome 1960 ! Thanks Great Britain, sport's home ! Alex from Italy

[fargoboyles]

i'm sorry but i really despise her.

[8CoolChessEms11]

why do some people treat youtube as a swearing site. Youtube is great without all these stupid rude comment. Rebecca adlington is great!

[8CoolChessEms11]

Becky Adlington is my hero she dosnt deserve all these rude comments. All of u are just jealous of her coz u cant ever swim in a paddling pool. Rebecca rocks!! I met her and she is lovely

[8CoolChessEms11]

Becky is really pretty everyone who says she is ugly that isnt true coz she is a real hero

[mustapha1king]

Hero does NOT mean pretty.

Just saying!

[Geistxxxx]

@8CoolChessEms11 shes not a hero, shes not in the army for a start.

[maureenOWW]

@Geistxxxx You're getting 'hero' confused with 'civil servant' or (to be accurate) 'mercenary' (people in the army get paid, in case you didn't know).

A teacher is more of a hero than a soldier. Fact.

[8CoolChessEms11]

i met becky adlington and i am in the newspaper with her

[Konichiwa616]

Massive kudos to Becks & Jo, in Sheffield on Monday they BOTH broke the 400m WR :DDDDDDD keep up the good work gals. I'm gonna make sure I got tickets to the pool in 2012

[Vixierox]

Why's everybody being so horrid about someone so great? I bet none of you mean people could ever have such an achievement as that. You shouls never judge someone by how they look like...

Anyway if i was her and i read some of the comment you sent I would be reallly REALLY upset especially after all she has done for our nation.

[xWeexMoOx]

WTH? Shes like the only one in her family with that nose :|

[imbo8w]

Am I the only 15 year old guy that fancies Rebecca Adlington.

[Geistxxxx]

@imbo8w yeah shes a dog

[r1wantone]

Do they still sell peas and cockles on Mansfield market?

[Micky38Bruno]

Amazing achievement. Well done Becky.

[chandlerbingbong]

Vote Rebecca Adlington, Sunday 14th December for BBC Sports Personality Of The Year 2008

[tenodogblu]

you guys must be soooooo proud of her!!! she deserves all the success, swimming is tough to train for.

[ALANSHEARERISGOD]

If you had the Adlington nose, you could probably smell Mexico.

[drcoxy9]

your a knob and newcastle are shit.........

[xkate1019x]

how pathetic and childish some of you are! calling her a big nose shark face, i mean how pathetic! why watch the videos if all you are going to do is post useless stupid comments?? is there really any point what so ever?

[willukus]

she is a big nosed shark face.

[redkite234]

I dunno. Reminds me more of a fjordic parrot.

[willukus]

She may well be a nose rather than a human.

[redkite234]

the nose works like a rudder.

[ALANSHEARERISGOD]

lol

[ALANSHEARERISGOD]

big nose shark face

[cabbagemintor]

The big nose shark has gone back into the pool again and it was on the national news. Help me if I have to look at that aggressive, ugly shark face for the forseeable future. This parasite who has no job and live off public money.

[drcoxy9]

she won not 1 but 2 gold medals and will be remembered for a long time. what will people remember you for........hanging round primary schools no doubt..fucking knob..

[cabbagemintor]

Give this big nose and ugly parasitic (big nose is funded by our money)  family a free council flat to house their big noses. Does the big nose father have a job?

[ALANSHEARERISGOD]

Professional Sponger.

[cabbagemintor]

Big nose mom, big nose dad, ugly sisters, big nose Beaky Adlington. Shove those filthy shoes up their noses.

[TheWelshFerret]

They have to be the proudest family in the world, God love Rebecca Adlington.

[ALANSHEARERISGOD]

Mansfield is full of racists!

Look at all the english retards in this film!!!

[cabbagemintor]

Very chav, with sofa covered in cheap Union Jack throw and huge plasma TV in their dingy little sitting room. Look at the clothes they wear, sloppy and grungy, even for the grownups. And the front of the house festooned with flags. You just can't buy class and these people are cheap.

[ruthy5555]

Shes such a good swimmer. I honestly couldn't care if she has a big nose or her parents sold her story to the papers or what ever every ones going on about. She made Great Britian proud!!!! hehe i wonder what the opening ceromony for Britian will be???? Please no more of David Beckham kicking balls of a double decker bus and then having the bus split into 2 and Leona Lewis come singing out of the middle. Would be embarassing as the Chinese did such a good job.

[tridantking]

shes well buff :P

[jamfunjam]

cabbagemintor : You sad, jealous loser. go back to your kennel

redpoe69: wannabe gansta

[adomination01]

ha ur so bitter and envious it's hilarious! Oh no "who filmed this...?" I can almost hear the pain in ur voice. U must have missed the "Chad" slogan in ur jealous rage...google it, it's the local newspaper! Yep that's right, her family put it up...idiot!

[adomination01]

I'm sure there were 100 other families of olympians and paraolympians more than willing to play the media game. And why did we not see them...because the media simply weren't interested and couldn't give a shit about them! No other person on d Olympic team came near to achieving wot Adlington did (with d exception of Hoy, but d media will always be youth biased...it gets more readers). Btw who are "the others"? LOL ur a fool if you think that more than 1 other GB athlete could b compared to her!

[adomination01]

Because no media turned up at her house would probably be the answer, she is 9 yrs older than Adlington after all so not such a "fairytale" story. Adlington was covered on a national level too with ITV and BBC both sending cameras to her house as well as national papers giving her front page space! These major corporations do not turn up to please fame hungry parents...they do it when they know they there'l b major interest in the story and will hence make a quick buck out if it themselves!

[binladydave]

cabbagemintor shut the fuck up she is a english hero ... she deserves every penny of what she earns after all the hard work she has put in and the two amazaing proformances she pulled off to get the golds.

[ian38018]

A British hero surely?

[cs99cjb]

Or a European hero, or a Human hero. It depends how wide you want to cast your net. :-)

[adomination01]

ur an idiot! Who cares what her family look or tlk like! Her social profile fits that of about 70% of d British population, hence why she'll rake it in wit sponsorship. U probably find it hard that d achievements which stir immense national pride r earned and not something you can get thro inheritance...sorry but that's life. She'l b remembered as a sporting icon along wit Charlton, Moore, Becks...altho i guess der probably too common for u too! And no Tim Henman doesnt get in there. LOL u fool!

[999dito999]

i myself am great at swimmin but cant decide weva i should join swimmin clubs n dat i know i'll be good and hopefully be able to try out for 2012 i'd be 19 aswell so it'll b an alrite age...think i shud? :s :S

[adomination01]

Sorry to tell you but anyone who wants to make the GB swim team wud have to be training regularly from about the age of 8 and intensely from 12. It's just one of those sports where the graft of childhood is the foundation of what gets u on that olympic team or podium.

[redpoe69]

Oh My God, you stupid bitch--learn English before you do anything.

[999dito999]

oi your 39, dont you have anything better to do than sit on your fat arse all day, still live at home with ya mom i bet...get a job fat yank ! Cunt

[redpoe69]

FUCK YOU, YOU STUPID FAG ASSHOLE.

I was rooting for R. Adlington and talking to some dumb trick bitch criticizing her.

COME TO NYC YOU STUPID MOTHER FUCKER AND TALK SOME SHIT.

(you can go ahead and wipe the shit from your panties now--I give you permission).

otherwise, you can sit at YOUR mum's roach-infested apartment (shared with dirty fucking PUERTO-RICANS) and fucking jack off all day with your huge clit/tiny penis.

FUCK YOU.

[redpoe69]

And of course your account is closed, you pansy mother fucker.

you amount to NOTHING.

And neither does your "mum."

Learn proper AMERICAN English before you come on YouTube and criticize us, you limey trick-bitch-bastard-mother-fuc­ker.

FUCK YOU, UNION JACK

[erin182008]

woo hoo Mansfield!!!!

[cabbagemintor]

She got that huge nose from her mom. Both sisters are ugly like her.

[cs99cjb]

I don't agree that she or her sisters are ugly, and there is really no need to be mean about their looks. Maybe Rebecca's nose is the secret of her extraordinary swimming ability? Only joking :)

[Garwen1976]

You sad, jealous little creature Cabbagemintor.

Rather than have a go at Rebecca Adlington for asking for a £600 pair of shoes, why not have a go at the Bolt's, Gay's and Powell's of this world? I mean, they are millionaires whereas Adlington earned £12,000 per annum until the Olympics. Go fin d those sprinters videos and post this crap there. Oh, you wont because you lack a spine.

Tosser.

[cs99cjb]

Children have always been starving somewhere in the world, and sadly, this will probably always be the case. The only difference is that nowadays modern communications technology means that more people know about it.

Does this mean that nobody should buy nice shoes, or other frivolous items? I don't think so. Shakespeare put it well:

"O reason not the need! Our basest beggars

Are in the poorest thing superfluous.

Allow not nature more than nature needs,

Man's life is as cheap as beast's."

[ALANSHEARERISGOD]

Are you for real?

What a retard you are. You should be ashamed of yourself. I hope you die a slow and painful death.

[0saintclark0]

Sorry, but did you just knock on these peoples doors and say "hello, i'd like you to be in my internet video about your daughter"?

[Konichiwa616]

Her 400 in my opinion was better than watching bolts 100-200.. She basically came from nowhere, if I remember right, Jo was ahead of Bex most of the way, but then right at the last she did it!! I got too excited and broke 2 of the supports on my bed:D!

[Guardian898]

lol but did you see how she pipped Katie hoff out of the Gold, it was brilliant well worth being up at 5:00 am to watch !!!!!!

[Konichiwa616]

indeed, hopefully many more of those moments @ 2012.:)

[Guardian898]

there had better be, i am gonna try out for the UK Volleyball team if i can, coz i have represented my borough in it and we don't have a womens volleyball team i dont think.!!

[Konichiwa616]

Go for it for sure:) Bex proved with hard work and some luck anything can happen ;-)

you talking going for beach volleyball? cause I'm 99% sure there was no beach vb team.

[Guardian898]

naa not beach volleyball if i can help it i would rather play as a full womens team. But thanks for the support!!!!

[Veyron435]

lol i used to live next door to her

[0max0tube0]

what street is it called?

[Veyron435]

briar lane thats where her parents and her live now

[cabbagemintor]

Well, you should not broadcast her address to the world.

[Veyron435]

why do you need to know anyway?

[steps1]

Absolutely superb..Well done Rebecca Adlington. I stayed up to watch both your races and screamed like a mad man in the 400m..you made my whole day..you and your family should be so proud..the whole of GB is so proud of what you did. There will always be nasty people who are jealous of your success but you and your family are lovely people and I can't wait to come and cheer you on in 2012! Well done! Enjoy all the shoes you will be receiving :-)

[ImNoDucky]

Well done, great britain!

[wudchop]

wow i cant believe it sum 1 from my town wun 2 gold medals lol go mee

[mjennings061]

wow you know rebeeca adlington THE rebbecca adlington. im 13 from northern ireland and she is a legend to me i go swimming all the time now and race my friends in the pool because she has inspireed me. tell her she is legend :)

[wudchop]

learn to spell i'm using slang your the stupid one and why would i have a town full of chavs just because i'm using slang. Also you think everyone from mansfield has a big nose so we must all come from her family so now your saying we're all inbreads, you need to get your facts straight before you make a statement

[cs99cjb]

How ironic that anyone would type "your the stupid one". :)

[wudchop]

i dnt no er bt i live in mansfield

[cabbagemintor]

You illiterate idiot. Learn to spell before coming one here. Are people from Mansfield all idiots and have big noses. You must be a town of chavs.

[adomination01]

Everyone join the group "The legend that is Rebecca Adlington" on Facebook!

[robertb22nqy]

How can she possibly be a 'Legend'?. Don't get me wrong, she has completed an amazing achievement, and Great Britain (me included) are very pleased, and proud of her, But I just think the term 'Legend' is used to liberally. She's 19 yrs old, and this is her first major achievement, so I dont think she's a legend. Sir Steven Redgrave, 5 olympics, 5 golds, now we can call him a legend

[Carolynnhall]

We were amazed by Rebecca at a Guides Swimming Gala when she was young.

We, the people of Mansfield, are very proud of you lovely Rebecca!

[cabbagemintor]

Yeah, you people of Mansfield are famous for BIG NOSES.

[Carolynnhall]

That sort of comment only comes from a very horrible, nasty person. Rebecca is truly lovely and so is her family. she so deserves her success and does not deserve v rude comments from you!!!

[bermudaviper]

Her sister on the left is stunning!

[podfunk]

go go girls!!

[matieospreysfan]

that was 1st was shocked when she got another one well done !!!

and well done jo jackson on getting bronze!!

[libertine1972]

Well done Rebecca, well deserved and u look great, stunning, dump your boyfriend and cum swim with me haha, you were great x

[SAMJE123456]

What a race fantastic and the 800 was brilliant made me cry thanks.

[emski811]

she's not from yorkshire she's from mansfield in nottinghamshire it's so great that she won and she's from such a place that people are unsure of.

[MasterSplinter147]

Makes you feel proud to be British!! Thank You Rebecca.x

[rudeydudey05]

Guys, its team GB not team England, i'm English myself and i'm supporting all who takes part for team GB regardless where they are from in the UK, these athletes have worked so hard for the olympics and its time to get behind them. Welldone Rebecca.

[numba1danman]

exactly, all our athletes are amazing, atleast i can say i am from yorkshire like her though... well done becks :)

[russbantz]

Mansfields in Nottinghamshire.

[lfchj]

Who cares if she's Welsh, English, Scottish or Irish?? She still won the gold for Great Britain not for England. Just as Nicole Cooke won for GB not Wales. It's called team GB not team England.

[Pitcairn2]

I wish your attitude (which I share) was apparent in Scotland. SNP leader Alex (pieface) Salmond keeps saying Cyclist Chris Hoy's Gold was a victory for Scotland, and he doesnt even mention Chris's English Team mates,or refer to the British team , even though Chis does. (seeing he lives and trains in England) Salmond can not even bring himself to talk of Rebeccas success, or even any English born GB team member.Narrow Nationalism can be so blind when it suits.

[db0y74]

Thats because Salmond is a cunt!

[Pitcairn2]

Well I wouldnt put it as strongly as that..

[Konichiwa616]

Go Becks!!!! & team GB.

RatedRed why you putting a downer on it? Loved watching Rebecca Cook win cycling for GB and Hoy too, who cares where they are born, just who they represent.

[LaPlusChicDuMonde]

It's Nicole Cooke and Rebecca Romero btw.

[johnh99999]

Congrats!

[RatedRed]

She's English, NOT British!

[idiosyn85]

What the hell are you talking about RatedRed? England is in Britain, she's competing for the Great British team, how the hell can you be English but not British? Are you some kind of nationalist mental case?

[RatedRed]

When the Welsh cyclist won Britain's first gold in Beijing the Welsh public and press were adamant that she was acknowledged as being from Wales, not Britain. The exact same thing happened with the Scottish cyclist Chris Hoy.

And I think it's time England has a hero of our own.

[EuropeTilDeath]

how about Steve Redgrave? Matthew Pinsent? Ben Ainsley? The gold-winning GB relay team at Athens 2004 (who were English)? Kelly Holmes? et. al

you nationalistic.....

who cares where you're from

[idiosyn85]

Celebrate the fact that she's British AND English then. You don't have to do either or. We should stand together.

[canturburian]

Makes you proud to be British. How much better and nicer people are our sports stars and their families than our lying oppresive polticians, who hate this country.

[wembley1966]

rebeccaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaa adlingtonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn­nnnnn is is is CHAMPION about 800 M thank rebecca my father is from nottingham god save the queen great britain is best best

[wuaiying]

well done! superbly done & seem like great family

[wembley1966]

yes re i hope rebecca in 3 hours in 800 m freestyle i wish all good for rebecca i comming from notingham but living in switzerland rebecca i am fan from rebecca is the best of the world phelps go home rebecca is champion GOD SAVE REBBECA NAD GREAT BRITAIN GOD SAVE THE QUEEN

[StGeorgesDay1]

Fantastic!

[AzzaTazza96]

rubbish !!!!!

[EnglandFoleyMfc]

C'mon Great Britian!!!!!

[lolliepop90]

1st gold in 48 years! go Rebecca! you deserve it!

[cheezyduzit]

wh00 go cuz!

[Superhorns3]

They must be so proud!

All this hard work bringing such great success.

[kablon722]

HI Rebecca.

Im in the Philippines but am one of your millions of fans. You have done great to your country and to the whole world. We are very proud of you.

abner navarro

[KooKuiKei]

Go Britain Go!!!

[charlottewells]

WELL DONE REBECCA CAN U REMEBER CHARLOTTE WELLS

I KNOW UR SISTER CAN

IM SO HAPPY FOR U

LMAO WHEN U WAS IN THE HEATS I STARTED SCREAMING BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE PROPA RACE GOING THAT CANT BE RIGHT

WELL DONE REBECCA

U DID EVERYONE AT SHERWOOD PROUD!

Xcharlotte wellsx